3 Step change Builds on the JISC Open Metadata Pathway projectImprove archive cataloguing and link archive repositories more effectively with external services in order to help users and make archive collections more accessibleNov 2011-July 2012

4 Aims Make more efficient the process of indexing & cataloguingEmbed Linked Open Data in day-to-day archive workflowsTurn archive-related authority data into live servicesEnhancing the research value of archive catalogues by providing links to parallel or complementary servicesDemonstrate the broader value of Linked Data within organisationsReuse of archive catalogues in new and interesting ways – mixing content with useful data

5 ObjectivesTurning the UK Archival Thesaurus into a Linked Data version and live serviceDevelopment of the workflow tool from OMP – a tool for processing, validating and approving Linked Data ‘entities’Implementing UKAT and workflow tool in CALMTool that connects archive descriptions about places with the Historypin mapping service

21 Challenges 2: other issuesRights – for example reuse of maps out of context; re-use of datasetsTraining: archivists & other information professionalsDeveloping different services to jigsaw and connect – dependenciesUser experience – danger of information overload and visual appearance/display standards

22 Next stepsAxiell: development of tools to analyse and validate archive catalogues & related tools in CalmView (for CALM10)Historypin: tool to show relevant archive catalogue information alongside imagesAIM25: redevelopment of back-end and front end to express linking with other servicesRobust user testing and roadmap (professional and end-users)

23 Related JISC projectsTrenches to Triples: World War One-related triples from the Liddell Hart Centre for Military ArchivesWorld War One aggregation